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There's a wider question here of why the "Maltese Cross" transfer is only valid by tube, when the bus is clearly the better option for Euston to Kings Cross. This may also be so for other transfers, particularly for the elderly, infirm, those with small children or heavy luggage or people that...

I believe TfGM strategy, when funding allows, is indeed to order single units that are the same length as the existing doubles. Some of these would have the necessary equipment to operate as tram-trains. They would go onto the busiest routes where as mentioned above omitting two cabs and...

This was found floating in the river Tame near Delph sometime in the mid-70s and has just turned up in a relative's attic. I think I've seen a picture somewhere of a driver oiling round a locomotive using something similar. Can anyone say if it is genuine LMS or it's just been stencilled with...

I've pulled these from the Transpennine Upgrade site as it's really a wider question: I think the relative benefits must be pretty marginal for double track. The Midland used TTCs almost exclusively on the double track sections between Bedford and Wellingborough but TRU appears to be using...

I passed through Piccadilly several times today and this reason was being given for multiple cancellations by Northern on several routes, not associated with the New Mills problems. A couple of Euston services were cancelled too. I didn't have time to try to work out what was actually going on...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-67174117 737-8, G-TAWD. Presumably related to the storm conditions. There are more pictures on the onwards links, indicating landing gear extended but partially buried in the earth and possibly damaged, so the engines are nearly or actually scraping...

With the reduction in commuting apparently being most severe on Monday and Fridays, do we expect that some trains will start to be run on Tuesdays to Thursdays only? Are there any such already operating? (I assume not, hence this is posted in Speculative)

mods note. Split from here. Better co-operation with France as we had before Brexit would reduce the migrant issues too, assuming Le Pen isn't elected.

The capacity issue between Marsden and Huddersfield is similar to that between Ravensthorpe and Leeds after completion of the four-tracking from Huddersfield. The 8TPH of fasts doesn't have to be regular, it can include a couple of longer gaps for a stopper in between. Assuming electrification...

Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/when-will-it-all-go-wrong-for-the-tories-johnson.219414/ Some contributors to this thread would do well to remember that public opinion is very much not line with their views on Covid restrictions. The public wants more of them...

Are there any surplus 323s at WMT that can transfer to Northern in the short term, as they are planned to do eventually anyway? I realise the bulk of the transfers are awaiting another CAF product that may be similarly affected, but wondered if they had any spare due to pandemic service reductions.

Moderator note: split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/east-west-rail-ewr-progress-and-updates-not-speculation.99892 Perhaps there's an opportunity here to tell freight operators they can only use EWR with electric haulage. Making that condition appears to be impossible on existing...

I've always understood that if a signaller working Absolute Block brings a train to a halt before its tail passes the box, they must observe the tail lamp or have confirmation from someone else that the train is complete before giving "out of section". However I've seen a suggestion on another...

This colour coding tends to be used more widely for development of new works not just commissioning and not just signaling either, though I believe track engineers use blue for track that moves a bit but not enough for separate red and green to be distinguishable. I don't do plans myself but in...

I've noticed in the last few weeks that when I look at a topic I haven't looked at for a couple of months (at a guess) it takes me back to the very first post. I'm pretty sure before that it either remembered indefinitely where I last looked or just displayed posts from the last week or so...

Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/has-boris-and-the-government-done-a-good-job-of-handling-the-pandemic.205603/ Several posters on here are ignoring the existence of a different approach, getting the numbers down low enough that a properly-organized track and trace...

It's likely that decarbonization of the economy will involve some shift from road to rail. Because road travel is so dominant, even a small shift will greatly increase rail passenger numbers very significantly, and there isn't the capacity in most existing routes to handle this. In my view...

When train services first started to reduce, this was looking like an opportunity to get some work done on the network. But now construction companies are (rightly) closing down non-critical activity, work is likely to be stopped on most enhancement projects. This obviously applies across the...

Noted about half way along the eastbound platform today. Two new-looking insulated joints, about 3m apart in only one running rail. Cables are attached to the rails either side, leading to a large disconnection box on the platform wall, with a sign noting the end of a track circuit. But...

From https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/is-rail-always-the-answer.180726/#post-3951725 Interesting thoughts. Going only by mapping sites, it looks like there would be plenty of room for a Metro line alongside the Leamside from about where an extended South Hylton route would re-join up to...